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Old 11-17-2010, 01:30 PM   #9
Clodfobble
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Originally Posted by Spexxvet
WTF? Their religion tells them not to eat pork. Where does it say they can't play with a pig (toy or otherwise)?
Strictly speaking, I'm pretty sure their religion says they can't even touch a pig, which is where the question of touching a fake pig might come into play. It's still a stupid question, mind you, and a stupid PR ploy for them to claim they are trying not to offend Jews or Muslims, since not once in the history of the UK has any member of the Jewish population complained about a toy pig. Which just goes to show that, like most of these types of problems, it's not a religious issue at all, but a cultural one.
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